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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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